Comment by KaiserPro
7 years ago
I have extensive dealings with both.
Oracle are actually malicious. IBM are just incompetent.
If you can find a good account manager inside IBM for your needs, then there is a chance that you'll be able to get on well. Otherwise you'll have to do what I did which is say publicly shame the head of department on a public platform, with their superiors listening in.
Oracle however, have no shame.
I seriously wonder who is still left at oracle who actually cares about technology and pushing it forward, instead of using it as a tool to squeeze money.
Most competent Sun people have left oracle and are onto greener pastures.
Core database engineering is still strong at Oracle.